Oklahoma State University will partner with six of the state’s hospitals to produce more primary care physicians for the state’s underserved communities. Once the program is fully implemented in 2021, it is expected to produce about 36 new physicians a year.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 9
The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) is gearing up to ease telepsychology via an interstate compact process for providers. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) is envisioned as an interstate practice compact to facilitate telehealth and temporary face...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 34
Police have arrested a Staten Island man on charges that he posed as a clinical psychologist and treated more than 100 patients over the course of three years. Donald R. Lee-Edwards faces several charges, including criminal sale of controlled substances, identity theft, and criminal...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 33
Some physicians are for robotic surgery; some are not. This is the issue of debate in an article on the website Lancaster Online. Physicians highlight the cons of robotic surgery, that it is more costly and not always the best minimally invasive option. It also comes with a steep learning curve...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 32
Providing feedback is essential to improving performance but can do more harm if presented the wrong way, according to a column appearing in the Harvard Business Review.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 31
By nature, I am an easygoing person and do not like to give a lot of direction, especially to the medical staff leaders that I "coach." I like to use the word coach because the medical staff members are the stars, and I believe that we, as medical staff services professionals, need to let them...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
The use of 360-degree evaluations can provide a practical, systematic, and subjectively-accurate assessment of surgeon performance without undue reviewer burden, says an article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 29
Fifteen surgeons and 17 hospitals are accused of conspiring with a company that distributed fake spinal implants, according to a civil complaint filed in California by dozens of insurance companies.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28